Friday, March 5, 2010

Florida (without the kids this time)

We just returned from a fabulous getaway in Naples, Florida!!!! Who cares if it rained half the time and was a little chilly! We were just glad to get away and be really spoiled by Fidelity hospitality. Alan made "President's Circle" at Fidelity Investments and won this trip. Fidelity knows how to put on a show. Each night at dinner felt like a high school prom. And during the day, they had us pampered like celebrities. Fun, Fun, Fun!!!

Formal awards dinner night. We were soooo sunburnt this night!
There were a million things to do at the Ritz Carlton
This was the awards presentation dinner
I was happy to see a Tiffany's box at my place setting. All of the ladies got a cute necklace.
Alan on our balcony
Amazing beaches in Naples
A phone in our bathroom...too funny!

Alan in front of the biggest flower arrangement I've ever seen.
The dinners each night were incredible! This night there was a DJ and dancing.

Lounging on the lounge chair in our room
It was too cold on the beach to wear swim apparel...

Alan saving his soda for later
Collecting shells from "Shell Beach"
Alan's find....a shell too big to take home.
Alan and his shells
View from our balcony
Shell Beach
Alan and his big shell again...He was very proud.
You can't tell from the picture, but the sand was COVERED in beautiful shells
My view from my beach chair

We stayed a couple of days at a different resort....It rained all day so they never unlocked the lounge chairs. So Alan decided he would enjoy them anyway.
Sampling of the lovely weather we had

Pathway to the beach (at the first resort)
We never saw an alligator....but loved the warning sign

6 comments:

mCat said...

Looks and sounds like so much fun!

And congratulations Alan!

Melanie said...

A couple of comments…

You look so pretty on awards night—love the dress!
Where was my call from the bathroom phone?
Classic Alan sitting on top of the lounge chairs
Cute beach toes!
Had so much fun back home with your kids!!!
(Here’s hoping Alan wins again next year!)

Gina said...

That looks amazing. Wish I were there. Glad you got a respite.

Marci said...

What a great post! I loved seeing all the fun photos. It is obvious you had a GREAT TIME! And Nat, you just look pretty!

Marilyn said...

What fun to see all the pictures of your vacation. It looks like a great trip, even if the weather wasn't so good. Melanie and I and the kids enjoyed each other's company. The kids were good as gold.

♥ Michele ♥ said...

You got some great pictures!! Hey, I always have a soda can in my back pocket.....you never know when you are going to need a little swig!!